• Biotechnology is the use of living organisms to produce goods and services for practical and industrial purposes.
  • Biotechnology has been used for centuries in fermentation and the making of bread and cheese, but today involves new scientific tools like genetic and protein engineering, cell fusion and production of monoclonal antibodies.
  • Biotechnology is a strategic technology and an important economic component of industrialized nations.
  • At Brock University, the graduate programs offered by the Centre for Biotechnology encompass the broad fields of chemical and gene biotechnology.
  • These fields are interdisciplinary in nature and collaboration between participating faculty and departments is encouraged.